Rail-plate.



RAIL PLATE.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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Il/ll/l/ H. L. TURPIN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 15, I9I6.

H. L. TURPIN."

RAIL PLATE. 1

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-15,1916- I 1,219,201. Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

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HERMAN LAWRENCE TURPIN, OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

RAIL-PLATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

Application filed September 15, 1916. Serial No. 120,285.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN L. TUurIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented certain useful Improvements in Rail-Plates, of which the following is a specification, reference being had vertical, or lateral displacement, thereby eliminating the pounding of the car wheels when passing over the joint.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a rail joint of this character wherein the rail ends are firmly andsecurely fastened in place, so as to avoid any possible displacement thereof, and also the fish plates or angle bars will be prevented from springing or giving, due to heavy loads passing over the joint, and also, the rail ends will be materially reinforced to render maximum strength to the joint.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a rail joint of this character wherein the angle bars or fish plates are securely fastened both to the rail ends and to the supporting plate for said rail ends, which plate is securely fastened upon the ties, thereby eliminating any displacement of the rail ends, fish plates or angle bars, and

supporting plate.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a rail joint of this character wherein the assemblage of the parts can be accomplished with despatch, for the uniting of the meeting ends of the rails for the support thereof, the support being designed to serve as a chair for the meeting ends of the rails.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a rail oint of this character which is simple in construction, strong, durable, thoroughly reliable, and efficient in its purpose, and inexpensive in manufacture. Other objects will be in part obvious and in' part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a rail joint constructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a. perspective View of the rail supporting plate.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the fish plates or angle bars.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical transverse sectional view through the rail joint.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A

and B designate the respective meeting ends of railway rails, which are of the ordinary well-known construction, and connected together by means of the rail joint hereinafter fully described.

The rail joint comprises a main rail supporting plate or base 5, formedwith a longitudinal medial thickened portion 6, provided with a fiat face 7, upon which rests the bases of the meeting ends of the rails A and B, which are superimposed upon the supporting plate or base 5, as shown in Fig. l of the drawing, while at opposite sides of the thickened portion 6 of said plate or base 5, are lateral outwardly inclined surfaces 8, for a purpose presently described.

The supporting plate or base 5, at its longer side edges is formed with upwardly and inwardly bent looking or retaining flanges 9 for a pair of fish plates or angle bars 10, the vertical portions of which are formed on their inner faces with contacting ribs 11, adapted to fit against the webs of the rail ends A and B, between the heads or balls and the bases of said .rail'ends, and laterally inclined portions, which fit against the correspondingly inclined surfaces of the bases of the rails A and B, these inclined portions of the plates or bars 10 at opposite sides of the bases of the rails being formed on their under faces with thickened portions 12, the

faces of which are correspondingly inclined to the inclined faces 8 at opposite sides .of

the thickened portion 6 of theplate or base 7 5, so as to rest thereon, and in this manner, the laterally inclined portions of the plates or bars 10 serve as wedges in the supporting plate or base 6.

It will be seen that when the fish plates or'angle bars 10 are engaged in the supporting plate or base 5, the same will be securely locked thereon, and also the rail ends A and B will be firmly clamped and held against lateral displacement upon the lat surface 7 of the supporting base or plate 5.

Also, it will be obvious that there is no possibility of the working loose of the fish plates or angle bars 10, when locked in the supporting plate or base 5, which latter rests upon the cross ties in the road bed.

Passed transversely at intervals through the vertical portions of the fish plates or angle bars 10, and the webs of the rails A and B are suitable fasteners 13, which unite the rail ends and fish plates together, as is clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

Formed or cut in the outer'face of the vertical portion of each flange 9, at intervals I of which is passed the spike 16, which is driven into each cross tie for the fastening of the supporting base or plate thereon, the head of the spike 16 being seated within the notch or rest 14, when the said spike is driven home into the notch, and in this manner the supporting plate or base is securely fastened upon'the cross ties.

The heads of the spikes 16 slightly protrude laterally without the notches or rests 1% when said heads'are seated therein, so that the spikes can be readily extracted from the tie when the occasion requires, as will be obvious.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, and manner of operation of the device will be clearly understood, and therefore, a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What isclaimed is:

A rail joint comprising a supporting plate having a medial thickened port-ion, provided with a flat face, upon which are adapted to rest the meeting ends of railway rails, upwardly and inwardly bent flanges at the longer edges of said supporting plate, a pair of fish plates disposed at opposite sides of the rail ends, and locked in the flanges,

means for fasteningthe fish plates to the rail ends, each fish plate having a thickened portion contacting with the supporting bases between the flanges and the bases of the rail ends ad'acent thereto. and saaced contactin D ribs formed on the vertical portions of the fish plates, each flange being formed with spaced notches and holes intersecting the same, and opening through the bottom of the supporting plates for receiving spikes.

In testimony whereof I afi'ix my signature. HERMAN LAWRENCE TURPIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G. 

